Catalysta
Catalysta’s family of six podcasts orbit four questions: How does the world work? Where is healing needed? Why not work for the benefit of all beings? And of course, what the hell can we do?
Episodes
Food is more than shelves of items at your local grocery, or the burger we chomp down at lunch. Food is political and spirtual too.
This first episode of Human Being features Charles Michel, a chef, educator and activist who shares how our interaction with food connects or disconnects us from our humanity. How does conscious eating relate to healing ourselves, our society, and our environment?
You're invited to take a seat with Cha...
What's happening today in the world of birth? The Situation begins with the birth of patrism and a visit with Dr. Joseph Boulevard DeLee as he invents the field of obstetrics. We also stop by Hollywood to bathe in Tinstletown's approach to birth. Welcome to the age of medicalized, techno-driven birth. What you don't know can definitely hurt you. Find out more about our guests: Betty-Anne Daviss Robbie Davis-Floyd Ricardo Jones Mi...
Vandana Shiva joins the conversation to discuss humanity's ecological downward spiral and practical steps to alter our course. Four imperatives can help us move from an anthropocentric approach to nature to co-existence. There are also challenging takes on population, renewable energy and the role of awareness in getting from here to there.
For more about our guests: Francisco Dallmeier Rosa Vasquez Espinoza Ian Pfingsten William ...
The struggle for political and economic democracy is a hidden issue even while middle class jobs are in danger of becoming obsolete. Guests Noam Chomsky, Daniel Broudy, and Dan McQuillan are here to discuss the rise of AI, the world's everchanging digital economy, and the quest for a liveable future.
Find out more about our guests: Noam Chomsky Dan McQuillan Propaganda in Focus (Editor, Daniel Broudy)
Episode Credits: Hosted by Hen...
There’s no instruction manual for birth, but there are people who can shift the way we think about preconception, concpetion, pregnancy, birth and bonding for the better. The Beautiful Work Challenge: On Birth begins with The Essence, where we introduce guests who share an array of wisdom that encourages us to think twice about pregnancy, motherhood, and the essence of birth.
Find out more about our guests: Karen Melton David Chamb...
Are we the planet's most successful species or predator number one? That's a question worth considering when it comes to biodiversity. Here are a few more: What's at the bottom of ecocide? Why don't proposed solutions make much headway? How does capitalism impede progress? And of course, what the hell can we do?
For more about our guests: Francisco Dallmeier Rosa Vasquez Espinoza Ian Pfingsten William Rees
Episode Credits: Hosted b...
Ready or not the tech revolution of the future is here today. Our host, Henry Coleman is joined by the authors of People Get Ready, John Nichols and Robert McChesney in a conversation that covers elites in control, the intersection of AI, capitalism and democracy, and the possibility of coming together.
Find out more about our guests: Robert McChesney John Nichols People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizen...
The founders of Catalysta, Chickie Munch and Binnie Bunny Munch invite you to stroll the grounds of Catalysta Centrale and meet a few of their MunchCo colleagues, some of Catalysta's hosts and adventure through our first cycle of podcasts. That yellow brick road's got nothing on us!
Catalysta Centrale Collaborators: Anna Stallibrass, Paulina Cuadra, Marlon Dance-Hooi, Benjamin Mahns-Mardy Alex Anglade, Stephanie Boyle, Malila Buar...
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